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the "washington post" reports was based on nsa compliance reports. the fact that this could be written in the first place is evident there our oversight ongoing at the nsa. these are compliance problem's that were identified and tabulated by the nsa to congress in the appropriate fashion. they are compliance issues that -- where action was taken to rectify them. what this illustrates is that there is in place at the nsa a very strict oversight regime. was asked about the king was askedt about the reports. he said there is not he said, if it works, and you have 99.9% compliant errors, and this comes from an internal report -- he went on to say it was all available. there is nothing there that bothers me. that shows me that the system works.
the "washington post" reports was based on nsa compliance reports. the fact that this could be written in the first place is evident there our oversight ongoing at the nsa. these are compliance problem's that were identified and tabulated by the nsa to congress in the appropriate fashion. they are compliance issues that -- where action was taken to rectify them. what this illustrates is that there is in place at the nsa a very strict oversight regime. was asked about the king was...
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we sent the government to washington because we voted for them. and we have a right to know what's happening. and the government does not have a right to know everything we are thinking of doing. and whenever right to privacy, the constitution affords us that right. and here's the tension, and i'm not smart enough, true, to forget sometimes wears is the middle ground, where is the balance. it isn't shifting. it shifts from issue to issue. but on the issue of snowden, i would just say this. i don't see him as a hero. [applause] >> i truly don't. you know, if he had stayed in the united states and said as a matter of conscious i will engage in the civil disobedience, i will submit myself to the law, that's what martin luther king did to awaken white america, and to overcome segregation. he didn't flee to china and russia, martin luther king. he stood here. daniel ellsberg stood his ground in the vietnam papers, 1971. 70. snowden fled, not to the united kingdom, not a candidate them not to mexico. to china and to russia. not exactly, you know, democr
we sent the government to washington because we voted for them. and we have a right to know what's happening. and the government does not have a right to know everything we are thinking of doing. and whenever right to privacy, the constitution affords us that right. and here's the tension, and i'm not smart enough, true, to forget sometimes wears is the middle ground, where is the balance. it isn't shifting. it shifts from issue to issue. but on the issue of snowden, i would just say this. i...
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predict the outcome because it is quite obvious there is no simple military act to take and today's washington post includes the formulation, somebody has an op-ed, something like a feel-good strike to make good on our threat that is not going to accomplish something. if we are going to use force it should accomplish something other than demonstrating resolve to demonstrate resolve but i don't know the answer. >> over here, to the back. back row. >> stanley clover along with brad. >> another old guy. >> back to the background of this. the history of the korean war. that is why we are so concerned about north korea doing something really crazy. even kim il sung's didn't attack until the got the approval from china and the soviet union which he discusses stalin's approval of the request to attack. if we are talking about any major north korean use of military force, that would seem to make some assumptions about the russian and chinese positions. it is not just about us, there has to be some implicit assumption about them. can we imagine they would sign off on such an attack the way they did in
predict the outcome because it is quite obvious there is no simple military act to take and today's washington post includes the formulation, somebody has an op-ed, something like a feel-good strike to make good on our threat that is not going to accomplish something. if we are going to use force it should accomplish something other than demonstrating resolve to demonstrate resolve but i don't know the answer. >> over here, to the back. back row. >> stanley clover along with brad....
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turned on washington, could not believe it. martha and george were a hard act to follow. they knew they would be difficult. >> we will move into the years of their one-term presidency. before that video, there's a time in one of your books, you call it a splendid missouri being in the white house. explain what that phrase meant. >> it was blended in that they were at the pinnacle of his political career and her career. they had risen to the top. it was nothing but trouble, agonizing trouble from the very beginning. at very first, john was very enthusiastic about becoming president. abigail said, i'm going to stay here in quincy. she said, i will not be there until october. he said, that's fine, you do not come until october. once he was in the presidency, he discovered it was the loneliest place in the world. he started writing letters, drop everything that you're doing, come here, i need you immediately. she did. >> one of the interesting things, one of the reasons she was hesitant was she said, i like to be outspoken. she kne
turned on washington, could not believe it. martha and george were a hard act to follow. they knew they would be difficult. >> we will move into the years of their one-term presidency. before that video, there's a time in one of your books, you call it a splendid missouri being in the white house. explain what that phrase meant. >> it was blended in that they were at the pinnacle of his political career and her career. they had risen to the top. it was nothing but trouble, agonizing...
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since before the 50 years ago where the 1963 march took place on washington. it's important for us to remember that tomorrow is a means to an end. to be a catalyst for whatever our next steps are, it's to be a visual representation, a figurative representation of what should happen not only in the black communities but in communities of color, of underserved community, standing together about issues, for issues, they continued to impact us. we cannot sit idly by while we are chronically under unemployed. we cannot sit around and watch our kids die at the hands of folks that are utilizing and hiding behind stand your ground as a defense. we can't continue to sit idly by while our people can vote in north carolina, texas and states across the country since the supreme court has said section five now has no teeth. there have been more bills introduced that our voter id-based and voter suppression base. we have to be aware be great to be awake agreed to continue the fight, and tomorrow is just the beginning. please do not go home from tomorrow's march, retire from
since before the 50 years ago where the 1963 march took place on washington. it's important for us to remember that tomorrow is a means to an end. to be a catalyst for whatever our next steps are, it's to be a visual representation, a figurative representation of what should happen not only in the black communities but in communities of color, of underserved community, standing together about issues, for issues, they continued to impact us. we cannot sit idly by while we are chronically under...
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they have a system for every congressman in washington. every business is either lobbyists or military industrial so what when we think that our country makes money? they go to dubai and the trade, and we have huge problems when the incentive for treatment becomes an influence. if you go to a baker, what is he going to tell you i'm not saying that you shouldn't have chemotherapy, i'm asking everyone here to be a difficult patient. you will know more than the average medical provider. [applause] [applause] >> icy pace patients who develop the symptoms to who died of liver failure confuted spirit if you have acute liver failure, you better pray that you get a transplant. and every single year the medical literature can result in acute liver failure. 1 billion people in the world have asked every single patient about what you think and so what are you taking? the list goes on and on. it's like, i say, how much are you paying for that. i am paying out of pocket every month. and just because it is natural doesn't mean that it is safe. hurricane
they have a system for every congressman in washington. every business is either lobbyists or military industrial so what when we think that our country makes money? they go to dubai and the trade, and we have huge problems when the incentive for treatment becomes an influence. if you go to a baker, what is he going to tell you i'm not saying that you shouldn't have chemotherapy, i'm asking everyone here to be a difficult patient. you will know more than the average medical provider. [applause]...
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cable satellite corp. 2013] >> in a few moments, a preview of the g 20 summit in russia and on " washington journal conquer the 1963ook back at march on washington and how america has changed in the last 50 years. several live event's to tell you about morning -- the national is this group on health releases a survey on large employer help benefits. that is on c-span two at 10 eastern. also at 10 a.m. on c-span three, the center for american progress hosts a discussion on cuts to early education childhood programs like head start. the 50thmoration of anniversary of the march on washington on c-span including speeches by president obama, bill clinton, jimmy carter, and members of the family of martin luther king junior. our live coverage from the memorial begins at 11 a.m. eastern. one of the things i looked at was a lot of the county records, the counties where these colleges are. when you look at the colonial county records, you will have the name of the president or the name of the professor and then listed with their taxable property will be an enslaved person or two or three. brought th
cable satellite corp. 2013] >> in a few moments, a preview of the g 20 summit in russia and on " washington journal conquer the 1963ook back at march on washington and how america has changed in the last 50 years. several live event's to tell you about morning -- the national is this group on health releases a survey on large employer help benefits. that is on c-span two at 10 eastern. also at 10 a.m. on c-span three, the center for american progress hosts a discussion on cuts to...
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and around washington, d.c. over this past weekend and into the week it's been hosting events commemorating the 50th anniversary of the march on washington for jobs and freedom led by marthe been luther king jr. back in august 28th, 1963. that anniversary is this wednesday, and another gathering is planned, called the let freedom ring ceremony. president obama's expected to speak, and we'll have live coverage on our companion network, c-span, as well as c-span radio. and among the events we're covering today, an event from the w.k. kellogg foundation on race in america. we'll have that entire event for you later in our program's scheduled to, but here's a brief look. >> i think early on mark raised the question, pointed out that the voting rights is a key issue that was on the minds of so many people over the course of this weekend. and we've seen, i guess, the question i would put out there is where do we go next based on this ruling? what is next? ben? >> well, folks right now are, you know, focused on three o
and around washington, d.c. over this past weekend and into the week it's been hosting events commemorating the 50th anniversary of the march on washington for jobs and freedom led by marthe been luther king jr. back in august 28th, 1963. that anniversary is this wednesday, and another gathering is planned, called the let freedom ring ceremony. president obama's expected to speak, and we'll have live coverage on our companion network, c-span, as well as c-span radio. and among the events we're...
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i didn't know anything about washington and politics and the press and all of that. so i had a good base of knowledge from which to learn about these things. and i was fortunate in persuading a man to come and be depressed person. -- the press person t. he was really good. everybody, he really knew his subject. and he said he would sign on but he had conditions. i said okay, joe, what are your conditions? he said well, first of all, if i'm going to be the spokesman i have to know what's going on. i have to build to walk in, i don't want to be blindsided. if i'm blindsided then i'm over. i said, of course, you go anywhere you want. anybody would be glad to have you there. what else? he said, don't lie. i said come on, joe, i don't lie. he said, you be surprised what happens to people. become tender, they did under pressure, they don't lie but they mislead. misleading is as bad as lying. please got to be straight. i said okay, i'll be straight. what else? he said, never have a press conference unless you have some news. i said, well, don't reporters like you kind of sc
i didn't know anything about washington and politics and the press and all of that. so i had a good base of knowledge from which to learn about these things. and i was fortunate in persuading a man to come and be depressed person. -- the press person t. he was really good. everybody, he really knew his subject. and he said he would sign on but he had conditions. i said okay, joe, what are your conditions? he said well, first of all, if i'm going to be the spokesman i have to know what's going...
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so when i got to washington d.c. i had clear views about what education reform should look like right to allied with the vouchers because the democrats think they are bad because you take the money away from the pork that needed them or let -- the core that need it the most but when i arrived in washington there is a publicly funded voucher program that was about to be reauthorize so they said you are the top education official what do you think? i knew what i thought so i did not want to jump to conclusions so i would meet with the mes throughout the city and how the discussions that i had absolutely change my mind i was meeting with parents mostly low-income single moms and they have done everything you want to a mother to do cover research neighborhood schools and only 10 percent of the kids were on grade level so might child has and the percent chance of failure then they would apply to the outer boundary lottery process to win one of the spots and inevitably they would lose because there were thousands of people
so when i got to washington d.c. i had clear views about what education reform should look like right to allied with the vouchers because the democrats think they are bad because you take the money away from the pork that needed them or let -- the core that need it the most but when i arrived in washington there is a publicly funded voucher program that was about to be reauthorize so they said you are the top education official what do you think? i knew what i thought so i did not want to jump...
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at the time of the march in washington she was a teacher in washington, d.c. public school system rather than march with a teachers union she chose to attend as brecksville the african-american red cross volunteer. dr. kelly is a passionate intellectual and national teacher. i have learned so much from her in the past few months. chris hager, ceded to the left of dr. kelly, was born in washington, d.c. in 1944 where his dad had a wartime posting with the navy. his yankee parents moved his family to north carolina when you was a little boy integral primarily in asheville still in what he felt a bit like an anthropologist and a foreign land. the only yankee minister in the town that the congress shall church his family attended reacted to the events of the early civil rights era by networking with black ministers and by the late '50s they formed a mixed race youth group which he was a part of in high school. this time the lesson and working for justice and human equality repelled him to hitchhike into washington from ohio on august 27, 1963, to be here for the m
at the time of the march in washington she was a teacher in washington, d.c. public school system rather than march with a teachers union she chose to attend as brecksville the african-american red cross volunteer. dr. kelly is a passionate intellectual and national teacher. i have learned so much from her in the past few months. chris hager, ceded to the left of dr. kelly, was born in washington, d.c. in 1944 where his dad had a wartime posting with the navy. his yankee parents moved his...
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[laughter] on the next "washington journal, representative scott garrett about the congressional agenda. representative alan grayson and he n.s.a.. "washington journal" begins live at 7:00 eastern on c-span. >> there should just be a flow of communications available to everyone in the country. it is just like electricity. we turn on lights we don't even think about. it is just an input into everything we do as a country. communication should be the sape thing. because we have been a little bit confused, there is a lot of fog around this issue. what is having the that electricity was treated as a luxury too, in the early 20th century. people said water is something everybody needs but electricity is only for the rich. we're in this middle point right now where internet access is still viewed as something slightly magical or expensive, but talk to someone who is trying to run a business from his home for him, internet access is just like breathing. he can't even get going without having that reasonably priced connection. now there is no option for it. there is very little choice. >> how a
[laughter] on the next "washington journal, representative scott garrett about the congressional agenda. representative alan grayson and he n.s.a.. "washington journal" begins live at 7:00 eastern on c-span. >> there should just be a flow of communications available to everyone in the country. it is just like electricity. we turn on lights we don't even think about. it is just an input into everything we do as a country. communication should be the sape thing. because we...
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yes, man. >> shelley washington d.c.. i may national finance cochair for the ready for hillary packed. you have presented on one hand some optimistic viewpoints and on the other hand some perhaps not so optimistic ones but if you had a chance to ask the president current or future in terms of moving and making progress in the region what would that be the xp do you want to direct that at one? >> i would like to hear from either one. >> i think a strategy. what we have not done well enough as to be able to articulate how we would like this to come out. i think we have to be there live live -- realistic. we have to be very humble about the changes and the impact we have in the region but i'm not sure we sit down ever and for the american people as well as for people we are dealing with painted picture of how we would like it to come out. then the pieces start to have logic. i think sometimes we execute pieces without that larger picture. >> my quick one-liner is don't give the impression that -- when you do that you are enc
yes, man. >> shelley washington d.c.. i may national finance cochair for the ready for hillary packed. you have presented on one hand some optimistic viewpoints and on the other hand some perhaps not so optimistic ones but if you had a chance to ask the president current or future in terms of moving and making progress in the region what would that be the xp do you want to direct that at one? >> i would like to hear from either one. >> i think a strategy. what we have not done...
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i was in washington preparing. go past memphis and come to washington. you couldn't have stood the -- [inaudible] and shacks and the lip con memorial almost the washington memorial. way beyond the basin we brought a native american and progressive in new york and the native american and blacks from the deep south neighbor even go to jail for act of civil obedience. from the war on poverty and vietnam. you felt the budget of the moral document. so we must -- honor the economic and liberated tradition of in these i can't help but think in new york the research 31 seconds unemployment jobless black males. six is 50% or more. six new yorkers want the six. 50% or more black male jobless. stop and frisk should be stop and employ. stop a car, do you have a job sir? do you have health care, sir? sir, do you have a chance to go to school, sir? do you have a trade skill, sir? not stop and frisk. to the and employ which seem to be. in all of the discussion about -- i watched the so-called liberal argument never bring up -- 50% unemployment poverty is a fact, i thin
i was in washington preparing. go past memphis and come to washington. you couldn't have stood the -- [inaudible] and shacks and the lip con memorial almost the washington memorial. way beyond the basin we brought a native american and progressive in new york and the native american and blacks from the deep south neighbor even go to jail for act of civil obedience. from the war on poverty and vietnam. you felt the budget of the moral document. so we must -- honor the economic and liberated...
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this is from "the washington post." laura tweets in to us -- what do you think the impact of the decision yesterday would they? guest: the chilling affect is a major issue. look at first amendment law. they are always looking at the conduct of the government and how it may chill others. there is always a balance. maybe this person did wrong. but will it hurt other people from doing right? these facts are indisputable. whistleblowers are the number one source of fraud detection period. these contracts are multibillion-dollar contracts, many in secret. politicians and their friends get these contracts. how do you police them? you ensure money is not being ripped off? there is a lot of people who benefit when whistleblowers are silenced and chilled, and that has to be taken into consideration as we judge these events. i have seen the chilling effect. it is very hard when someone comes to our office with legitimate concerns that touch national security that should be known the american people or by law enforcement. it is ha
this is from "the washington post." laura tweets in to us -- what do you think the impact of the decision yesterday would they? guest: the chilling affect is a major issue. look at first amendment law. they are always looking at the conduct of the government and how it may chill others. there is always a balance. maybe this person did wrong. but will it hurt other people from doing right? these facts are indisputable. whistleblowers are the number one source of fraud detection period....
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washington post, 250 million? >> guest: well, actually, 250 million is a pretty good price for the fact that "the washington post" is losing money. the omaha paper budget losing money, and -- wasn't losing money, and you can't even equate huffington post with a newspaper because huffington post is viewed as being a large and growing digital enterprise. it was valued at something like ten times its revenues on the very same day that the new york times company was valued at about one and a half or two times its revenues. so the price is associated -- the prices associated with newspapers nowadays are all other the map. they have to do the with the passion of somebody to want to own it, they have to do with market fundamentals, they have to do with the characteristics of the business itself. so, you know, "the boston globe" -- which is making a profit -- sold for only $70 million, and "the new york times" company has to hold on to $100 million worth of -- has to pay $100 million or more of pension obligations, so the
washington post, 250 million? >> guest: well, actually, 250 million is a pretty good price for the fact that "the washington post" is losing money. the omaha paper budget losing money, and -- wasn't losing money, and you can't even equate huffington post with a newspaper because huffington post is viewed as being a large and growing digital enterprise. it was valued at something like ten times its revenues on the very same day that the new york times company was valued at about...
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prepares to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the march on washington. among the speakers was king, the daughter of martin luther king, jr.. this event is a little more than an hour. [inaudible conversations] >> we're about to go live in one minute, one minute. are we live? we're live now! we need to -- can we -- can we -- i know we're enjoying our lunch, but we need everyone -- we're live. we are going to segment two -- hello, shhh! thank you so much. can we give the first segment of women who gave us that lookback, the women leaders, organizers, and attended the 1953 march on washington. segment two, we're about to start, which will be a conversation with present women leaders of the movement. i'm not going to go into that. the moderator can go into that. that's the title. the moderator will not do that. i'm not going to do that, and, but, we have a representative of the obama administration with us, and he's no stranger to the black women's round table, and many of you, in your other organizations, i know, and that is, we have doctor brenda mitchell,
prepares to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the march on washington. among the speakers was king, the daughter of martin luther king, jr.. this event is a little more than an hour. [inaudible conversations] >> we're about to go live in one minute, one minute. are we live? we're live now! we need to -- can we -- can we -- i know we're enjoying our lunch, but we need everyone -- we're live. we are going to segment two -- hello, shhh! thank you so much. can we give the first segment of...
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and so there's a temptatiotemptatio n in washington and i have succumbed to it myself. sometimes default to the military to meet the most difficult international challenges. it's a big question. do we fight other countries or do we talk to them to resolve our problems? sometimes the use of force can appear faster, clean-air, more efficient, more direct is a way to accomplish a problem. diplomacy by contrast can move at a glacial pace and it requires implementations but remember that patients in virtue patience and restraint, excuse me conquer our virtues. george mitchell i was with him a couple of weeks ago tells a great story that illustrates the importance of patience when you go-round the world and interact with other countries. he was her negotiator for president clinton in northern ireland and he met with a lot of frustration. he said about his experience he said i experienced 700 days of failure in one day of success. the day he was finally able to secure the good friday agreement that brought peace to northern ireland. the 700 days of failure in one day of succes
and so there's a temptatiotemptatio n in washington and i have succumbed to it myself. sometimes default to the military to meet the most difficult international challenges. it's a big question. do we fight other countries or do we talk to them to resolve our problems? sometimes the use of force can appear faster, clean-air, more efficient, more direct is a way to accomplish a problem. diplomacy by contrast can move at a glacial pace and it requires implementations but remember that patients in...